Metro Transportes do Sul

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Metro Sul do Tejo
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Overview
Owner Public–private partnership
Locale Almada
Seixal
Transit type Light rail
Number of lines3
Number of stations19
Website Metro Transportes do Sul
Operation
Began operation30 April 2007;17 years ago (2007-04-30)
Operator(s)Metro Transportes do Sul
Number of vehicles24 Siemens Combino Plus
Technical
System length13.5 km (8.4 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 750 V DC OHLE
System map
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The Metro Transportes Sul do Tejo (MTS, South Tagus Rapid Transit System) is a light rail system that provides mass-transit services for the Almada and Seixal municipalities in Portugal.

Contents

The system opened its first section in 2007 and was largely completed by 2008. It includes 19 stations across three lines and has connections to Fertagus, the commuter rail network serving Lisbon and Setúbal.

History

The first plans for the metro were drawn up in 1995 and revised over the years until construction began in 2002. The company that won the tender for construction and operation was Sociedade Concessionária MTS – Metro, Transportes do Sul, SA, which is controlled by Barraqueiro Group, a Portuguese transport conglomerate that also operates the Fertagus commuter rail network, and Arriva, a British subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn.

The first section from Corroios to Cova de Piedade opened in April 2007 at a cost of 320 million euros. The line initially had low ridership which was initially forecast until the remaining sections of the system opened. [1] By November 2008, the metro opened most of its planned stations with a total of 17 in operation. [2]

In 2023, the government announced a further plan for extension of the metro through Seixal as part of its Arco Ribeirinho Sul initiative. [3] In 2024, it was announced that the Lisbon Metro would study a 6.6 kilometer extension from the Universidade station to Trafaria and Costa da Caparica with possible completion between 2029 and 2031. [4] [5]

Lines

MTS has three lines:

The rolling stock consists of 24 trams from Siemens (model Combino Plus). [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Metro custou milhões e anda vazio há um mês". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2007-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Primeira etapa das obras do Metro Sul do Tejo inaugurada quarta-feira". TSF Radio Noticias (in Portuguese). 2008-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Costa anuncia expansão do Metro Sul do Tejo e duas novas pontes". Publico (in Portuguese). 2023-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Metro Extension Being Studied". The Portugal News. 2024-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Extensão do Metro Sul do Tejo à Caparica poderá começar em "cinco, seis, sete anos"". Publico (in Portuguese). 2024-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Ecosistema dos Metropolitanos em Portugal, 2012-2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Mobility and Transport Authority. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

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